Several Rockland residents, including a bank employee, received the calls, the bank reported Monday. The recorded message claimed to be from South Coastal Bank.

The message said their ATM card had been deactivated and asked them to enter their account information to reactivate the card.

Robert Fraser, president and CEO of Rockland-based bank, said the organization does not know of any customers who gave out their account information. The bank never asks customers for confidential information over the phone, he said.

Rockland police began receiving reports from residents about the scam on Sunday morning, Lt. Barry Ashton said. Police traced the call to an Atlanta, Ga. number.

Police used their reverse 911 system to send out an advisory about the scam to residents within a two-mile radius of the bank.

People who have received the calls were asked to call the bank at 781-878-5252 and the Rockland police at 781-878-1212.

Fraser said the incident appeared to be isolated.

“Potentially you’re going to see it more often with the economic times were in, and the sophistication of criminals,” he said.